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House Calendar No. 31 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 255 

[Report No. 114–111] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1735) to authorize appropriations 

for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense 

and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths 

for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect 

pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2048) to reform the authorities of the Federal 

Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, 

and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, 

counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes; and 

providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 12, 2015 

Ms. FOXX, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; 

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1735) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 

such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for 

consideration of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, 


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United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes; providing for consideration 

of the bill (H.R. 2048) to reform the authorities of 

the Federal Government to require the production of 

certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, 

use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use 

other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for 

other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 1735) to authorize appropriations 

6 for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Depart7 ment of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 

8 military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 

9 other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dis10 pensed with. All points of order against consideration of 

11 the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to 

12 the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

13 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

14 the Committee on Armed Services. After general debate, 

15 the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No 

16 further consideration of the bill shall be in order except 

17 pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 


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1 SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

2 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 36) to 

3 amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capa4 ble unborn children, and for other purposes. All points of 

5 order against consideration of the bill are waived. The 

6 amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 

7 A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

8 this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, 

9 as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of 

10 order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are 

11 waived. The previous question shall be considered as or12 dered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amend13 ment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion 

14 except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and con15 trolled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

16 Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees; 

17 and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instruc18 tions. 

19 SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 

20 in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2048) 

21 to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to 

22 require the production of certain business records, conduct 

23 electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and 

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1 nal purposes, and for other purposes. All points of order 

2 against consideration of the bill are waived. The amend3 ment printed in part B of the report of the Committee 

4 on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered 

5 as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

6 read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

7 amended, are waived. The previous question shall be con8 sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 

9 further amendment thereto, to final passage without inter10 vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally di11 vided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

12 member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and (2) one 

13 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

14 SEC. 4. It shall be in order at any time on the legisla15 tive day of May 14, 2015, or May 15, 2015, for the Speak16 er to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 

17 as though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speaker or his 

18 designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her des19 ignee on the designation of any matter for consideration 

20 pursuant to this section. 


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House Calendar No. 31 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 255 

[Report No. 114–111] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1735) 

consideration of motions to suspend the rules. poses, and for other purposes; and providing for intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purother forms of information gathering for foreign registers and trap and trace devices, and use records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen to require the production of certain business form the authorities of the Federal Government for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2048) to reborn children, and for other purposes; providing United States Code, to protect pain-capable unation of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, and for other purposes; providing for considermilitary personnel strengths for such fiscal year, fense and for military construction, to prescribe for military activities of the Department of Deto authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 

MAY 12, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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